Comments on: The Phillies want to trade Jimmy Rollinshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Thu, 14 Dec 2017 02:17:15 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: kastout11http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/comment-page-2/#comment-670438
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:59:27 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-670438I think all of us Phillies fans want to see Galvis anyway. If you sit him, he will accept a trade. Is Galvis that much worse than him anyway. I don’t think so.
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Wed, 19 Mar 2014 03:12:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-670160Actually there is an ‘i’ in team if you spell it in French.
]]>By: captainwisdom8888http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/#comment-669909
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:30:44 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669909during a 162 game schedule, veteran players dont run hard to 1st base quite regularly. At that time of the benching, the struggling phillies needed a spark and manuel benched rollins to send a message and light a fire under the team, of which didnt work.

Im not sold on rollins being traded because hes “lazy”

If you said he was being traded because he is old and mediocre at best…then id agree

This thing with Sandberg, one cant help but get the feeling that the veteran Rollins doesnt want to be dictated by a guy who has only been with the team for 2 years. Who knows though, the Phils have held onto their aging veterans for way too long, maybe this is just the kinda a**hole this franchise needs in order to cut ties with the old and start a new foundation

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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:04:22 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669878Hey bigharold, maybe you didn’t read the last comment correctly. I said “playing mentality”. I never said anything about the degenerate gamblers that Charlie Hustle or The Dude were, but if I told you that the season rested on two outs, a man on first and second, down by one in the bottom of the ninth, who would you want up to the plate, Pop-up Jimmy or the Dude(Everyone would have picked Pete)? I rest my case. We want those who would run through the wall like Aaron Rowand, not pull up because the wall is there like Abreu. We don’t need the young guys thinking it’s okay to go half way, ” If Jimmy does it then it must be okay for me to” , attitude. Let it go.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:40:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669860if it were as simple as that I’m sure they would. unfortunately jimmy has a no trade clause
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:14:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669834its Larry Bowa
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:12:21 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669833your absolutely clueless, as most out of town know it all jar heads are. Theres plenty more involved in it than that..and if you had a clue (which you dont) you’d see that the fanbase is pretty split on how they feel. Do yourself a favor…go back to your own team, where Im sure you have much more wisdom and actual knowledge of facts. But to spout clearly ignorant pseudo-knowledge all over the place just makes you look like a true ass.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:06:52 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669826The one thing that trumps all this “no trade clause” (and Jimmy said this himself) is if the team comes out and lays a huge egg this season…which, judging from what they look like now, is not out of the question. Especially if Sandberg sits him more than plays him. Jimmy will go..records or not.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:30:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669801He was referred to around these parts as a ninja. And he got to accept the credit for everything that Gillick did for that club.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:59:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669782The Phillies could eat some salary, maybe 6 million. If he ends up with the tigers as a replacement player, he won’t hit his 450 PA’s this year, so the $11 million vesting option would be off the table. They’d be paying 5 million if he accepts his player option, 8 if the tigers pick up the team option. A few years ago that would sound like an insane amount to pay a backup MI, but 5 million a year for a veteran backup/pinch hitter isn’t too bad in the current climate.
]]>By: deathmonkey41http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/comment-page-2/#comment-669764
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:31:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669764I like turtles.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:05:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669728Eat some of the salary and trade him to Pittsburgh. Go Bucs!
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:45:47 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669713Amazed that anyone even wants him
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:42:54 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669709I think Rollins made clear in his comments yesterday that he will not waive his 10 and 5 rights to consent to a trade until after he has his 61 hits and becomes the franchise leader in hits. There’s no “I” in “Team”, but there’s definitely an “M” and an “E”.

If the Phils want to get rid of him before then (and the way Rollins has regressed, it could take him until the trade deadline to get 61 hits), they are going to have to do what it always takes to make a problem go away” throw money at it. Rollins might want that records, but he probably has a price he’s willing to accept so he can twist the knife on the way out the door.

]]>By: deathmonkey41http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/comment-page-2/#comment-669708
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:42:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669708I didn’t say he was a problem- just a gum-chewing doosh. Everyone was raving about the job he did stealing Lee away from the Yankees and Rangers. He put together “The 4 Aces and the Cheatin’ Chooch” and they were going to win all these World Series trophies..blah, blah, blah, blah. Now, he’s the antichrist who can’t do anything right.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:18:50 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669684Philly fans are so fake. Just a few years ago they were on Jimmys nuts. Now Philly fans wanna drive the bus because they have last place talent in a very weak division. Yes, Jimmy should have never said that comment coming from a team veteran but he didn’t lie. Personally, I wouldn’t have said it but Philly fans are the worst of the worst. They will love you ( when winning) then drive the bus when your down or have a situation !!!
]]>By: bigharoldhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/#comment-669677
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:15:43 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669677Pete Rose and Lenny Dykstra?? I understand your point but you couldn’t have found better examples?? Using them as examples would be fine if one were discussing MLB players that were felons and or morally bankrupt but not as positive examples of anything. If I were you I’d expect a call from Trouts lawyer threatening you with a defamation of character suit.
]]>By: scotttheskeptichttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/#comment-669653
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:52:17 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669653He is the de facto leader as the tenured member of the roster. His example will be followed.
]]>By: paperlionshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/#comment-669651
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:49:24 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669651The question is….can he pick up the option if he has been DFAed and signed another contract in the interim?
]]>By: philsfan14http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/18/the-phillies-want-to-trade-jimmy-rollins/#comment-669628
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:23:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=514376#comment-669628Jimmy’s five tools have diminished after his MVP season. His blase’ attitude has hurt his ability to become the awesome player that he could have been. I do blame Charlie for not addressing the problem and correcting it before now. Ryne is 100% correct in his approach toward this attitude. Baseball should be played at one speed(Hustle). This is Ryan’s team now and if trading/releasing Jimmy is what it takes to show the team that a lackadaisical approach is not acceptable, than I’m fine with it. This might even rejuvenate his career. Jimmy is a good person and does a lot commendable charity work, but he must go. This team will be better off with the less talented Galvis and company. The positive attitude and hunger to get better as a player and not to settle for average is what is needed. We need more players with the playing mentality of Pete Rose, Lenny Dykstra, and Mike Trout. Play hard all of the time and you will be loved for ever. Now we need to show Bobby Abreu the door, but that’s another story. Lets go Reuben, start listening to your manager and lets get this ship right again. Go Phils.
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